If you are planning a binge-watch session of Prison Break , or if you are currently navigating the high-stakes world of Fox River and Sona, you have likely arrived at the pivotal fourth season. This is the season where the stakes change from "breaking out" to "breaking in," as Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows team up with unlikely allies to take down "The Company" once and for all.
Aired from September 2008 to December 2008.
The series finale is a two-hour special event. In the official count, this is counted as and Episode 24 ("Free") .
A major subplot involves Michael battling a debilitating brain tumor.
This makes Season 4 the second-longest season of the series, tied with Season 2. Only Season 1 had a higher count with 22 episodes (though Season 4 is longer overall due to the double-length finale).
| Category | Number of Episodes | Notes | |----------|-------------------|-------| | | 22 | Standard episodes (S04E01–S04E22) | | Direct-to-DVD / "The Final Break" | 2 | A movie split into 2 episodes | | Total for Season 4 (complete) | 24 | Includes the "movie" as episodes 23 & 24 |
Whether you watch them as Episodes 23 and 24 on streaming, or as "The Final Break" movie on DVD, you are watching the exact same conclusion to the series.